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Norwich Tower Block Fire

18 fire crews sent to 10 storey block of flats

Bosses fined £20,000 for fire safety breaches at care home

Following a horrific accident in which a care home resident died after setting fire to his clothing, investigators discovered a string of fire safety breaches at a Newcastle Care Home which ... Read more »

Tower block upgrades praised by chief fire and rescue advisor

New one-hour fire resisting communal doors and fire resisting entrance doors fiited in £3m safety upgrade.

Developers fined for ‘deathtrap’ student block

Two housing developers in Manchester have had to pay more than £14,000 for risking the lives of their tenants in student accommodation described in court as a 'deathtrap.'

Hotel manager fined £5000 for fire door problems

Inadequate emergency lighting and fire doors were among the problems that led to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service issuing an enforcement notice

Man critical after fire in tower block

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a blaze at a tower block that led to the evacuation of 150 residents. The man, thought to be in his 40s, was rescued after a fire broke out ... Read more »

New Best Practice Guide for Fire Door Glazing

A new Best Practice Guide for Fire Resistant Glazing has been published by the Fire Resistant Glazing Group (FRGG) of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF).

A novel approach to not using fire door closers

A care home has failed to establish that management arrangements could compensate for the absence of self-closers on bedroom doors. The care home argued that it could compensate for the absence ... Read more »

New guidance for fire safety in flats

A new guidance document on fire safety in flats has been published by the Local Government Group. As well as general apartment complexes, it also covers flats in sheltered housing and ... Read more »

Accident, arson or incompetence? The Penhallow Hotel fire debate rages on

Following last month's £80,000 fine on the owners of the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay, after the fatal fire there in 2007, the debate as...